"Brothers of the emperor, get up quickly, what are you doing?" Zhu Biao seemed to be shocked and wanted to help the kings up.
Facing Zhu Biao's support, Zhu Zhi cried with red eyes and said: "Your Majesty, they are so bullying. The mother and concubine worked hard to give birth to the younger brother, and the younger brother has not been able to fulfill his filial piety for a day in front of the mother and concubine's knees.
, they want it”
Zhu Biao quickly comforted him, "Let's discuss this matter slowly. Let's discuss it slowly."
Since the matter still needs to be discussed, the kings also restrained their anger. Anyway, as long as they did not agree at that time, the emperor would not let their mother and concubine be buried. One by one, they stood up without waiting for Zhu Biao's personal support.
"Your Majesty, the burial of the concubines is the Emperor's decree and cannot be changed!" ??
When Chen Di saw the attitude of the kings, even if he was the Minister of Rites, he could not afford to back down. Unexpectedly, there was someone braver than him who dared to fight with the kings at this time.
When I looked up, it turned out to be Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of War.
"We will leave your ancestors behind!" Zhu Zhi was immediately furious. Someone dared to face him and proposed that his mother and concubine should be buried.
He reached out and touched his waist, but he didn't find the sword, only a jade pendant.
Zhu Zhi took off the jade pendant and smashed it directly into Qitai's face.
Qi Tai was not a weak scholar with no strength. He had quick reflexes and dodged away.
The jade pendant hit the pillar of the hall directly and fell apart instantly.
The officials looked at Qi Tai. Although they sympathized with his plight, no one stood up to speak for him at this time. To put it bluntly, although this burial was the last edict of Emperor Daxing, whether it was implemented or not depends on the emperor's will.
of.
Everyone knows that the emperor has always been kind, so it makes sense to exempt him from burial. The officials themselves all look forward to the stars and the moon to find a kind emperor. Is it really necessary to force the emperor to go on a killing spree?
Emperor Daxing used to kill decisively, but the life of the officials was so difficult that the officials present still felt sad when they thought about it now.
Now that the emperor can be more tolerant, he will treat all officials in the same way in the future. If you don't have to be buried with sacrifices, don't be buried with sacrifices. Everyone will just turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye.
Even Chen Di didn't think about resolutely opposing it. He was just fulfilling his duties as Minister of Rites. After all, violating the edict was inconsistent with etiquette and law.
But no one expected that Qi Tai would jump out. Seeing such a scene, some were stunned and some were gloating.
Zhu Zhi was furious. He always spoke the truth in Liaodong. How had he ever been so angry? He smashed a jade pendant. His anger
I haven't vented my anger yet, so I rolled up my sleeves and was about to step forward to have a full martial arts show with Qi Tai.
Zhu Biao on the side immediately grabbed him and shouted: "Stop, what do you want to do?"
Zhu Biao still had a deterrent effect among the vassal kings. A loud shout immediately made Zhu Zhi stop.
Zhu Zhi looked back at the emperor, crying like a wronged child: "Your Majesty, he has gone too far."
King Zhu Song of Han immediately stood up and said to Qi Tai with a smile: "In my opinion, we should be buried with him instead. Are you Qi Tai? I heard that my father liked you very much before. Otherwise, you would be alone
How can a small Hanlin Academy study person be able to sit on the throne of a minister in just a few years?"
"How is this possible?" Qi Tai objected with a puff of beard and glare. "The imperial edict did not mention that I should be buried with him. As for me becoming the Minister of the Ministry of War, that is because of the great favor of the emperor. The emperor of Daxing appointed people on their merits and simply removed them from the grass."
Zhu Song laughed sadly twice and said: "Oh? Really? But how did I hear that my father was still chanting your name when he was dying? Look how much my father misses you.
?How about you go and accompany your father?"
"Your Majesty!" Qi Tai originally wanted to ask for help from Zhu Biao, but when he saw Zhu Biao's expression, he couldn't help but swallowed his words.
Judging from the emperor's face, he was obviously hesitating.
As for what he is hesitating about, how can Qi Tai not know? If the emperor agrees with him, then does he still need to hesitate?
Zhu Song looked at Qi Tai triumphantly. Anyway, what the emperor said when his father was dying was that he had it. Who could refute it?
Zhu Song and Zhu Zhi were both sealed in Liaodong. One of them was in Guangning and the other was in Kaiyuan. Their territories were adjacent to each other, and they had close daily contacts and had a good relationship.
This time they were brothers in distress again, and his mother and concubine were also going to be buried. Naturally, he did not hesitate to stand up and speak for Zhu Zhi, which was also helping himself.
Han Du stood aside and saw that the situation had reached a deadlock. He quickly stood up and came to the rescue and said: "Master Qi, burial by sacrifice was a bad habit before the Han Dynasty. Only after the Western Han Dynasty, human sacrifice was abolished and burial with burial was replaced by burial.
Your Highness the King of Liao, this burial is not about people, but about three animals being sacrificed. Mr. Qi, the Minister of War, is a minister of the imperial court. Even if the emperor is to be buried with him, it will have to wait until Mr. Qi a hundred years later."
Zhu Zhi saw that Han Du also opposed the burial, even if he was scolded by Han Du
After a few words, he pretended not to hear and turned his head to one side.
Han Du bowed his hands solemnly to Zhu Biao and said: "Your Majesty, since the Western Han Dynasty, there has never been such a cruel and inhumane thing in the past thousands of years. It was not until the B.C. Yuan Dynasty that things were restored again. But the B.C. Yuan Dynasty carried out such barbaric acts, so that in the B.C. Yuan Dynasty,
In a short period of time, people all over the world were filled with resentment. It can be seen that the fact of sacrificial burial was contrary to God's will, so much so that the Yuan Dynasty died less than a hundred years ago!
I don’t know whether this is due to such outrageous things as sacrificing oneself for burial. However, I think that since there are lessons learned from the past, it is better to be more cautious.”
"When God is angry and people complain, they will be punished by God. It seems that the Qianyuan Dynasty probably suffered the punishment of God."
"This matter is so important that we have to be cautious. We have to be cautious."
After Han Du finished speaking, a large group of courtiers immediately started whispering.
Even Qi Tai, who firmly opposed it, couldn't help but quietly retreated. According to Han Du, it was simply too terrifying. Linking the burial to Qian Yuan's divine punishment, even if Qi Tai had ten heads, he wouldn't be able to do anything.
Dare to persist.
He was not afraid of Zhu Zhi's violent temper, nor was he afraid of Zhu Song's soft knife, but Han Du's thunderous strike from the commanding heights forced him to retreat.
Otherwise, if he persists, any natural or man-made disaster that occurs to the Ming Dynasty in the future will be automatically blamed on him. Even if he brings all the nine tribes with him, it won't be enough to kill him.
"This matter is of great importance, please be careful, Your Majesty!" The ministers are not just standing around to eat. They saw the gods fighting just now, so naturally they did not dare to get involved in the whirlpool easily. But now that the situation has been decided, they naturally all turned towards the winner.
aside.
Zhu Biao felt relieved, sat back on the dragon chair, and said seriously: "Everyone loves me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Biao looked at His Majesty Dan's drooped head and said with emotion: "The former Yuan Dynasty went against the grain, which made heaven angry and people resentful. The country perished within a hundred years. Although I am not talented, I will never make the same mistake again."
"Besides, my father has always loved his people like his own son, and he has never killed anyone in vain. Even if a commoner commits a capital crime, his files must be sent to the capital, and they will be exonerated only after being reviewed by the emperor himself."
Zhu Biao picked up the roster on the imperial case, shook it, and said: "If I bury so many people because of the imperial edict, this is not a filial piety to my father, but a discredit to my father's kindness. I will never do it.
Would do such a thing!”
Zhu Biao suddenly slapped the name list on the imperial desk, and looked at the ministers with a loud voice.
One violation
The counter-edict can be said by Zhu Biao to be for the good reputation of Emperor Daxing. What else can the officials say?
"The Emperor's Holy Ming!"
Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction, his voice suddenly softened, and said: "Since all my dear friends think that it is inappropriate to be buried, let this matter be dropped. However, the national funeral ceremony should not be frivolous. I have decided to increase the amount of other funeral items ten times.
, the three animal sacrifices will be increased tenfold to comfort my father’s spirit in heaven.”
"Your Majesty is merciful, and I have no objections to it." All the ministers worshiped in unison again.
Seeing Zhu Biao, he was about to call for withdrawal, but Han Du stepped forward.
"emperor."
Zhu Biao glanced at Han Du strangely, paused for a moment, and said, "The Marquis of Zhenhai still has any opinions?"
Han Du raised his head and said seriously: "Back to the emperor, I have no objections. I just ask the emperor to make an early decision on how to deal with the concubines who were buried."
Zhu Biao suddenly realized that although the burial had been cancelled, the placement of the concubines was indeed a big problem.
As mentioned before, there were many young and beautiful concubines left by Lao Zhu. If these people were not handled well, it would be extremely easy to attract criticism.
After Zhu Biao pondered for a moment, he said: "The concubines of adult princes and princesses will be taken out of the palace by their own children to support them. The underage princes and princesses will continue to be raised by me."
"I have no objection." The officials were smarter this time. Before Zhu Biao finished speaking, they all started to watch on the wall.
Anyway, these are the emperor's family affairs, and there is no need for them to interfere. If they interfere rashly, they will not be able to do nothing, and may even get them into trouble.
Anyway, if these concubines are not handled properly, if something happens, the emperor will be the one who is embarrassed.
Being blocked by hundreds of officials, Zhu Biao couldn't help but find it difficult to speak. What he just said is easy to deal with, but the ones that are difficult to deal with are those young, beautiful and useless concubines of his father and emperor.
These people must not stay in the palace, but if they are released, it will not look good on Zhu Biao's face.
Seeing that Zhu Biao had not thought of a solution, Han Du immediately straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a solution that may be useful."
"Say it quickly."
Han Du bowed his hands and said, "I think we can build a temple and let the concubines become nuns. Not only can we avoid contact with other people, but we can also allow them to continue praying for Emperor Daxing in the temple for a hundred years.
Afterwards, they can be buried beside Emperor Daxing."